Resisting the title Wonky Cycles R Us....boarding the Maca Train to BFP Central!

[dandybrush]

Ok to elaborate on my trip

was awesome on arrival had my MIL's bag lost, was still in sydney got delivered to our hotel 2 days later my sisters bag is lost atm (on arrival at home) so hopefully they find that soon

went to the Grand Canyon - was a terribly scary drive on the road filled with potholes, after we took a 2 hour detour (we got lost )

we got chips from approx 25 casinos - our feet were soooooooo sore!! we walked everywhere. we also saw the Le Reve and Terry Fator shows. my sis and i went for a 1 hour trail ride (was boring, wont let the travel agent pick again) and my DH and dad played a round of golf on the only golf course on the strip. we also got remarried by elvis

on the last day we hired out a Cabana by the pool and didnt move. Well I my sis and her OH didnt, MIL and FIL dont do pools so they kept casino hopping and my mum, dad and DH went to a Pawn shop looking for a rolex watch and my DH came home and surprised me with a diamond bracelet and a heart shaped diamond ring were extremely good value

then on the way home we missed our early morning flight to LA so we had to go on a flight about 4 hours later, so we just slept in the airport. then we got to LA and the flight home had mechanical probs so was cancelled so instead of flying out on the thurs night we flew out on the fri night at about midnight, which was good cause we got to do universal studios on the friday, and catch up on sleep.

if i remember any more stories ill let you know here are some piccies from the trip

 

[dandybrush]

 

[dandybrush]

forgot to mention the men all did the nascar experience too my MIL also did the ride along one with my OH

 

[Lucy1973]

Wow, it was a busy night on here while all us English chicks were asleep!

Thanks TNT, I can confirm Temp drop today, as long as I get the rise starting tomorrow, I am Ov today, we have day 12 and day 14.....I may get a last minute one in later today lol....I am determined to catch that egg!

Delilah...you have such restraint, can't believe you can wait until a missed AF!!!! Hope you are BFP!!! How exciting! From what you said, you certainly sound like you could be....

Dandybrush.....poor you on day 75! But watery cm sounds good..usually changes to fertile? Hope so..... Your holiday pics are fantastic BTW, seems like you had a great time and did loads....


Hope everyone else is ok, I am off to gym soon to try and burn off all the choc and very undiet food that was consumed last night!

 

[kelster823]

Morning-

DANDY BABE YOU'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh I am so very glad you had a great time... Vegas is AWESOME- missed you though............

NO FRIGIN PERIOD YET??????????? you serious? I was expecting for you to come home relaxed an tell us you got it while you were away

Hey Lucy- have fun at the gym

to all the other ladies who haven't changed in yet

AFM- going back to bed LONG day yesterday as soon as Jeff got home- boogied out the door to a picnic- our friends brought their baby- OMG he is just soo sweet and cuddley- I was like Blanca give me that kid then Jeff was holding him and lil Vic kept spitting up on him LOL - then around 9pm we left and went to another party.... and at 11:00pm headed for home but stopped at the pizza place for a pie- came home ate and went right to sleep

ehem YES THAT IS MY REAL TEMP folks...

and I took another one an hour later JUST to see without all the covers on me and it was down just a tad not much- no positive test results enter and still gives me solid crosshairs............ I def O'd now I know it

k off back to bed ta ta for now

 

[Lucy1973]

OMG Kell, looks like your temps say you could only be 2/3 days past Ov?

Well.......who knows?

PS Too lazy for gym.........now cleaning house madly for prep of parent's visit next week....

 

[Delilahsown]

Holy Cannoli with that temp Kel! Mmmhmmm......fx'd

Dandy- glad you got home safely! All those delays would have drove me nuts! I get pissy just being delayed an hour. I bet vegas was hottttttt

 

[CelticNiamh]

Kel whoohoo for temp rise yay!

Dandy brilliant pictures

 

[CelticNiamh]

OMG Kell, looks like your temps say you could only be 2/3 days past Ov?

Well.......who knows?

PS Too lazy for gym.........now cleaning house madly for prep of parent's visit next week....

whoa now I take a second look you may be right! we will know soon enough!

Kel what do you think!, you have deffo OV

 

[nevertogether]

hi girls :wave:

DANDY glad you had a wonderful time. i'm very jealous of the nascar experience! i need to do that sometime

KEL that is one heck of a temp jump, wow. not sure what day you ovulated, but confident that you have!

CELTIC glad to hear the camping trip was exciting. go get some rest!

DELILAH can't wait to see what tomorrow's temp does honey!

AFM i'm just bored. DH is on a trip to macedonia right now so i can't talk to him until tonight. will be a fun experience for him, but i'm selfish and want to talk to him! i'm waiting for AF to arrive so i can start my hopefully lucky cycle. should expect it 19 AUG and temp drop today shows she is coming. also have tender BB's since yesterday. can't wait to take my magic maca so that goes away! other than that, nothing to report. just over two weeks until i see the man of my dreams!

 

[kelster823]

I know can you believe that temp rise.. CRAZY and like i said I took it one hour later because I did wake up feeling hot.. so the second time i went back to sleep with barely any covers on and it was 97.90 so not much difference...........

if I did O when FF said so we are OUT cause we had NO at all but at least I O'd

but I think MAYBE O'd yesterday-- cause Aug 6th that temp rise I was using progestrone cream so I can see why it would go up and then down after I stopped taken it. I did have some sharp pains yesterday afternoon :shrugs: no idea just gotta watch and see....

Never only two more weeks again.. YAY YAY YAY YAY

 

[TntArs06]

Dandy- I love all your pics! Looks like you had a great time. I love Vegas and think its soo much fun. I agree with Delia, all that waiting for the plane and layovers just drive me bonkers too.

Celtic- Glad you had a good time camping. We usually camp alot in the summer but we have only gone once this summer. Its so hott here that I dont think I could camp....

Never- YEAY Two week count down begins! FX for you that this IS your lucky cycle!

Kel- That is definitely a good temp rise. Even if you O'd on CD32 you still BD'd 3 days before then. Im def not an expert but can't the little soldiers stay up to 5 days? So maybe your not outta woods yet!!

Lucy- FX for you hunni that this is it! Sounds like you got it all covered.

AFM- Nothen much going on. Went to the movies with OH yesterday and saw Charlie St. Cloud. It was really good. I a little. Just relaxen and cleaning today. Our donor will be here the 27th and dr said to Inseminate everyday we can. So wont be skipping days this cycle. Hopefully he has loads of swimmers to do that everyday? is that a good thing? He's willing to do it too so bless his heart that he willing to help us out!

 

[Lucy1973]

Hey TNT, sorry can you remind me of your story...haven't ever managed to catch up with all those 600 pages..... Good luck though....sounds exciting!

Kell, I agree with tnt, you are not out yet....they can live up to 5 days....woohoo!

Tnt, well we have certainly covered all bases...... I am hoping so, but you never know.....then it needs to stick this time.....

 

[TntArs06]

Hey TNT, sorry can you remind me of your story...haven't ever managed to catch up with all those 600 pages..... Good luck though....sounds exciting!

Kell, I agree with tnt, you are not out yet....they can live up to 5 days....woohoo!

Tnt, well we have certainly covered all bases...... I am hoping so, but you never know.....then it needs to stick this time.....

I am sure you covered everything! Seems like you sure have. And FX for you that you caught the eggy and it sticks!

HAHA and yes there is quite a few pages to read through. OH and I have been together for 4 and half years. Getting married next year. We have a donor until November possibly until Jan. He is getting shipped off to Afgan in March and we really like him. No strings attached with him and he is willing to sign papers. He just wants to donate and help out. I have endometriosis and just had my second surgery to burn and cut out all the endometriosis on July 1st. We have been TTC for about four months now. So I am hoping that we can catch the eggy and it will stick before our donor leaves. Thats pretty much my story. The Maca really helps with my endo and gives me energy to get up and go to work and school. Im so glad your on the Maca. Its something that I will take even after a possible baby. So woohoo!

 

[Lucy1973]

Thanks Tnt I just want to see a temp rise tomorrow so I know there was an egg to catch!

That's really nice that this guy wants to help you out, hopefully you will get a sticky one before he goes. Thanks for telling me your story.

I have been on the Maca for only a few days, but I think I feel less tired already. Everyone on here seems to feel so much better on it!

Glad you got your endo sorted..or is it ongoing?...so you are Oving in just under 2 weeks....how do you do the insemination? Do you know the donor or is he from an agency? I am very nosy sorry.....

I have bd on day 12, 14 and 15, and Ov I think day 15...so if that's not covering all bases I don't now what is...lol Now it's the 2WW, where I go completely crazy!

 

[dandybrush]

:wave: kel, tnt, never, um i know i have forgoten...oh Lucy :wave: i dont think we have met

i missed you all too...i was soooo hoping to come home with AF also kel i had alot of cramping while over there...not sure if it was because of the flying got nothing now....the watery cm is gone and so is the cramping...

vegas was hot...but bearable, in Aus its more humid so in that kind of heat we would be sweating here and that makes it miserable, so yes hot but not humid so good

 

[Lucy1973]

Hi dandybrush

 

[TntArs06]

Thanks Tnt I just want to see a temp rise tomorrow so I know there was an egg to catch!

That's really nice that this guy wants to help you out, hopefully you will get a sticky one before he goes. Thanks for telling me your story.

I have been on the Maca for only a few days, but I think I feel less tired already. Everyone on here seems to feel so much better on it!

Glad you got your endo sorted..or is it ongoing?...so you are Oving in just under 2 weeks....how do you do the insemination? Do you know the donor or is he from an agency? I am very nosy sorry.....

I have bd on day 12, 14 and 15, and Ov I think day 15...so if that's not covering all bases I don't now what is...lol Now it's the 2WW, where I go completely crazy!

2ww is horrid! It like you have no control during that point and thats when I go NUTS I try to stay busy but I still think bout it.

Yes, maca is amazing. I will always stay on it I think.

We do the insemination with a softcup. I put in pre-seed about 15 min prior and then our donor does his "business" in the softcup and then we insert the softcup....usually overnight! But min of 4 hours. And our donor is a friend of ours just trying to help. He has a GF and she is ok with it as well...which I was shocked about....he's just trying to help. And thats why we really only want him.
We shall see though. Bout two more weeks to go and then its time. I start clomid on Tuesday and then estrogen two days later. The estrogen part scares me cuz that is what grows endo but my dr says its a low dose and should be fine.

As far as the endometriosis goes, yes it is ongoing. A hysterecomy wouldn't even help. They say that pregnancy helps quite drastically. So hoping for that. Endo is under-researched and they dont know very much about it. At least that is what im reading about it. So here's to hopen they figure how, why, and what will make it go away.

Dandy- hunni! Vegas weather is pretty nasty. I would love to go to Aus. Looks soo pretty on TV and I would love to surf there.

 

[Lucy1973]

Wow tnt that is so amazing! It's also pretty great the donor's girlfriend doesn't mind! As for the endo, if you were pregnant once, would it help for the future or just while you were pregnant? It's surprising that with all the technology and knowledge these days they can't know more about these things!

Anyway it's very exciting and I can't wait to see what happens with you...hope you get that egg in 2 weeks!

How you doing Kell? xx

I agree the 2WW makes us crazy, we know there is nothing else to do but wait and see, then you start symptom spotting, and before you know it you are completely crazy! Luckily I have loads of school work to keep me busy, and family are visiting too.

Hi everyone else, and thankyou all for being so welcoming and kind to me when I gatecrashed in here, it makes a big difference to go through this with girls who really know what it's like when things don't go exactly to plan.

 

[TntArs06]

Lucy- You are definitely right about going during the 2ww. I am so glad to have all these girls here to keep me busy and help me through it. When most of your friends dont support you TTC.

Pregnancy does help endo because it stops the growth of endo. In some milder cases of endo pregnancy can give your body the hormones to not grow anymore. Some women never suffer again after pregnancy. Though most in my cases do end up suffering from the pain again once your first AF comes again. THough 9 months with no endo and a baby at the end sounds really good to me. Well worth it!